Experience leads women's basketball in '98-99
Campus Times
November 20, 1998
The University of La Verne women's basketball opens its season tonight
against Life Bible College at 7:30 in the Supertents. For ULV head coach
Julie Kline, this will be her seventh season as the leader of the program.
Kline's philosophical approach to her job is the development of the
person, student and the athlete, in that order. Her goal for this season
is to improve as the season progresses each practice and each game.
Among the players that are returning this year that will be a major
part in accomplishing Kline's goal of constant improvement are seniors Jennifer
Spring and Heather Johnson, who were both first-team SCIAC last season.
Freshman point guard Kelli Obrero is among the new faces that will try
to make their mark in Leopards history and lead the team to success this
season. With regard to Obrero's ability, Kline said, "She sees the
court well and has great ball handling skills."
On the Leopards chances for success and their ability to win SCIAC this
season, Kline said, "We will be taking one game at a time. No one game
is more important than the other."
Any hopes of winning SCIAC will need to be accompanied by a serious
effort and great execution on the court because SCIAC will be tough to win,
Kline said.
"The parity in the conference is what sets this conference apart
from others," she said. "Cal Lutheran, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
and Pomona-Pitzer will all be strong."
With Kline's focus on the improvement of her athletes on and off of
the court, along with the contributions of Spring, Johnson and Obrero the
Leopards should be a competitive force this year.
